Clairval, real name Jean-Baptiste Guignard, (27 April 1735,

Étampes Étampes () is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southwest from the center of Paris (as the crow flies). Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department. Étampes, together with the neighboring ...

– 1795, Paris) was an 18th-century French operatic singer (tenor), comedian and librettist. He played with the same authority drama, comedy and opera, in a considerable number of roles. Among the most notable were: *1765: ''

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'' (part of Tom Jones) by

Philidor Philidor (''Filidor'') or Danican Philidor was a family of musicians that served as court musicians to the French kings. The original name of the family was Danican (D'Anican) and was of Scottish origin (Duncan). Philidor was a later addition to t ...

*1765: ''

La fée Urgèle ''La fée Urgèle, ou Ce qui plaît aux dames'' (''The Fairy Urgèle, or What Pleases Women'') is an ''opéra comique'' (specifically a '' comédie mêlée d'ariettes'') in four acts by the composer Egidio Duni. The libretto, by Charles-Simon Fava ...

'' (part of Robert, a knight) by

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*1768: ''

Le Huron ''Le Huron'' (''The Huron'') is a French ''opéra comique'' in two acts by André Grétry. The libretto is by Jean-François Marmontel based on the story ''L'Ingénu'' (1767) by Voltaire. It was the composer's first big success with Parisian audi ...

'' (an officer), by Grétry *1769: ''

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'' (part of ''Pierrot''), by Grétry *1769: '' Le déserteur'' (part of Montauciel), by Monsigny *1771: ''

Zémire et Azor ' (''Zémire and Azor'') is an opéra comique, described as a ''comédie-ballet mêlée de chants et de danses'', in four acts by the Belgian composer André Grétry. The French text was by Jean-François Marmontel based on ''La Belle et la bête' ...

'', (part of Azor), by Grétry :: This opéra comique was a version of ''

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'' imagined by Marmontel, where Clairval had to become ugly; but he refused to don the first scheduled disguise: an animal fur. This role was one of his best success. *1776: '' Les mariages samnites'' (part of Agathis), by Grétry *1778: ''

L'amant jaloux ''L'amant jaloux, ou Les fausses apparences'' (''The Jealous Lover, or False Appearances'') is a French comédie mêlée d'ariettes in three acts by André Grétry first performed at Versailles on 20 November 1778. The libretto is by the Irish pla ...

'', (part of Don Alonze), by Grétry *1779: ''

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'' (Aucassin), by Grétry *1781: ''Les maris corrigés'' (part of Germival), comedy in verse by La Chabeaussière *1784: '' Richard Cœur-de-Lion'', (part of Blondel, in which he excelled), by Grétry *1785: '' L'amant statue'', (part of M. Michu), by

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*1791: ''L'aristocrate ou le convalescent de qualité'', by

Fabre d'Églantine Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine (, 28 July 1750 – 5 April 1794), commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution. He is best known for having invented the names o ...

(28 January) :: This role earned Clairval the nickname "

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of the Comédie-italienne".

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Ferdinand Hoefer Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer (German: ''Ferdinand Höfer'', 21 April 1811, Döschnitz – 4 May 1878) was a German-French physician and lexicographer. He is now known for his many works on the history of science. Selected works *''Élémen ...

: ''Nouvelle Biographie Générale'',

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* Gaston Maugras :''Le duc de Lauzun et la Cour intime de Louis XV'', 1907, (p. 174)

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